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pendlerpiken writes in:
I hope someone can help me: Quite recently, I found a link to an online store selling, among other things, beads that look like old-fashioned typewriter keys. I took a note of the site’s address, and thought I bookmarked it as well, but both have now mysteriously disappeared.
I am fairly certain I found this through a blog, but I am not able to find the link (or the blog) again. Does anyone out there have any tips? There must be others who would LOVE to have these beads…
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Is it these?
http://www.thewalrusandthecarpenter.homestead.com/vintagetypewriterkeybeads.html
Hope this helps!
Banzailibrarian has some for sale at her shop on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=488692
Are these they?
Thank you! Those are excactly what I needed :)
Hooray!
Westrim published a craft flyer with them, but they are not in the online Westrim catalog, nor did they ever appear at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. I know they existed, because several magazines featured projects using them in 2006.
This is where you will find what you are looking for I think.
Sold at Uncommon Goods dot com: actual typewriter keys (I’m pretty sure) encased in metal.